In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: Fix kernel panic in GET_INSTANCE_ID macro
The GET_INSTANCE_ID macro that caused a kernel panic when accessing sysfs
attributes:
1. Off-by-one error: The loop condition used '<=' instead of '<',
causing access beyond array bounds. Since array indices are 0-based
and go from 0 to instances_count-1, the loop should use '<'.
2. Missing NULL check: The code dereferenced attr_name_kobj->name
without checking if attr_name_kobj was NULL, causing a null pointer
dereference in min_length_show() and other attribute show functions.
The panic occurred when fwupd tried to read BIOS configuration attributes:
Oops: general protection fault [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]
RIP: 0010:min_length_show+0xcf/0x1d0 [hp_bioscfg]
Add a NULL check for attr_name_kobj before dereferencing and corrects
the loop boundary to match the pattern used elsewhere in the driver.
References
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
13 Mar 2026, 21:28
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| CWE | CWE-476 | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/193922a23d7294085a47d7719fdb7d66ad0a236f - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25150715e0b049b99df664daf05dab12f41c3e13 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb5ff1025c92117d5d1cc728bcfa294abe484da1 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eba49c1dee9c5e514ca18e52c545bba524e8a045 - Patch | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| First Time |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
04 Feb 2026, 17:16
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Information
Published : 2026-02-04 17:16
Updated : 2026-03-13 21:28
NVD link : CVE-2026-23062
Mitre link : CVE-2026-23062
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-23062
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
